Theme: "Three-point Line" - Each theme entry consists of three identical words with three different meanings.
22. Cosmetics case designed to hold a concise agreement?: COMPACT COMPACT COMPACT.
34. Variety of thoughtful people?: KIND KIND KIND.
54. Give the gift of the moment?: PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT.
75. Prevailing attitude about electric flow?: CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT.
92. Precise penalty that works OK?: FINE FINE FINE.
111. Neurosis caused by a group of labyrinthine apartments?: COMPLEX COMPLEX COMPLEX.
All the meanings are distinct of course. Always including both noun and adjective senses. Layered.
Four of the theme entries are grid-spanners. A bit challenging to fill. Yet Joe managed still two pairs of paralleled 10's, all sparkling. Congrats on your first LAT Sunday, Joe!
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1. Speed reader?: RADAR. Fun clue to start.
6. "What a shame!": ALAS.
10. Service call: LET.
13. Garden retreat: ARBOR. Our Arb.
18. Marry on a whim: ELOPE.
19. "The Firebird" outfit: TUTU. And 36. "The Firebird" composer Stravinsky: IGOR.
20. Crimson Tide, to fans: BAMA.
21. __ firma: TERRA.
26. Iconic Munch painting: THE SCREAM. Partnered with 108. Out of control situation: GOAT RODEO.
27. "Who am __ say?": I TO.
28. Group that's really on the ball?: OFFENSE. Football, right?
29. Western alliance since 1948: Abbr.: OAS. The Organization of American States.
30. Largest Chinese ethnic group: HAN. I'm one. We also have 55
ethnic minorities, including Koreans, Russians and Mongols. I grew up
loving the Korean pickled veggies.
31. Notre-Dame's river: SEINE.
33. Spills the __: TEA.
38. Freddy Krueger's haunting loc.: ELM ST.
42. Unanimously: AS ONE.
44. Freud's "The __ and the Id": EGO.
45. 48-Across nutrients, for short: CARBS. 48. Quaker grains: OATS.
47. Absorbed, as a cost: ATE.
49. Fireside treats: S'MORES.
52. Langley org.: CIA.
53. "Don't Matter" singer: AKON.
59. __ the line: TOE.
60. Plunder: LOOT.
61. New Mexico art community: TAOS.
62. En __: together: MASSE.
63. Heidi Gardner's show, for short: SNL. Here with Michael Che.
64. Nile viper: ASP.
65. Buds: CHUMS.
67. Chill (out): VEG.
68. Yellowfin tuna: AHI.
70. Matchmaking app that asks "Do you keep kosher?": JDATE.
72. "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" subj.: MPAA.
73. Actress Skye: IONE.
74. Sitting room: DEN.
80. Together, in scores: A DUE.
81. Phoenix cager: SUN.
82. Pacers point guard Haliburton: TYRESE. Learning moment for me. Two-time NBA All-Star.
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83. Othello's false friend: IAGO.
84. "Moonstruck" studio: MGM.
85. Kentucky college that doesn't charge tuition: BEREA. I wonder if it accepts international students.
87. __ de plume: NOM.
88. French city near the Belgian border: LILLE.
90. Nutty green sauce: PESTO.
96. "Notorious" SCOTUS justice: RBG.
98. Punch bowl item: LADLE.
99. Mens __: REA.
100. "20/20" network: ABC.
103. Poolside recliners: CHAISES. Been hot here in Minnesota.
107. Vientiane language: LAO.
114. Santiago's country: CHILE.
115. Succumbs to gravity: SAGS.
116. __ rug: AREA.
117. Speak one's mind: OPINE.
118. Sat for a portrait: POSED.
119. Like some grins: WRY.
120. Hankerings: YENS. Finally tried Yami. They have all kinds of Chinese food for a decent price.
121. Attire worn over pajamas: ROBES.
Down:
2. Word on a postcard from Hawaii: ALOHA.
3. Indoor stadium tops: DOMES.
4. Intro courses?: APPS. Appetizers.
5. Defensive basketball foul: REACH-IN. I don't watch basketball. This is reach-in?
6. Go to: ATTEND.
7. Pixar film set on the Mediterranean coast: LUCA.
8. Elementary building block: ATOM.
9. Dim __: SUM. Also 12. Tex-Mex street fare: TACO.
10. Brief: LACONIC.
11. BP checker: EMT.
13. Extra dough in bread boxes?: ATM FEES. Great fill/clue.
14. The 21st Amendment, e.g.: REPEAL.
15. Fiber source: BRAN.
16. Tolkien monsters: ORCS.
17. Insurance quote: RATE.
20. A dyeing art?: BATIK. Use wax and dye.
23. Paper bird: CRANE.
24. Colorfully blotchy: PIED.
25. Frequently, in verse: OFT.
31. "Bo-ring!": SNORE.
32. Turns into law: ENACTS.
34. Big name in headphones: KOSS.
35. Tidily arranged: KEMPT. Unkempt is more common.
37. Plumbing problem: DRIP.
39. Shakes on it: MAKES A DEAL. And 40. Megaliths in Wiltshire, England: STONEHENGE. And 42. Yankees slugger who wears No. 99: AARON JUDGE. 43. Metal percussion instruments: STEEL DRUMS. Stunning gridwork here.
41. Pitcher's concern?: TENT. Not baseball pitcher. 75. Sleep in a 41-Down: CAMP.
46. Drinks list: BAR MENU.
48. Chooses: OPTS.
49. "Uncle!": STOP.
50. Place where salt and fresh water mix: ESTUARY.
51. Clothing label spot: SEAM.
53. Equine worker: ASS. And 109. Bovine workers: OXEN. Indeed "workers".
55. Fill with delight: ELATE.
56. What poorly written instructions make: NO SENSE.
57. Sudoku figs.: NOS.
58. Champing at the bit: EAGER.
65. PC data base: CPU.
66. Hind counterpart: HART.
67. Sotto __: VOCE.
69. A big fan of: INTO.
71. "We __ Family": ARE.
72. __ Laboratories: Tylenol developer: MCNEIL. Learning moment also. Named after the chemist Robert McNeil, father of this guy.
73. "I'm here!": IT'S ME.
76. Stomping ground: TURF.
77. 123 Sesame Street resident: ERNIE.
78. Gas used in lasers: NEON.
79. Nettle: RILE.
85. Winter team racer: BOBSLED.
86. Illuminating comparison: ANALOGY.
88. Deceive: LIE TO.
89. Wearing chain mail: IN ARMOR.
91. __ Crown: TRIPLE.
93. Red-coated cheeses: EDAMS.
94. Hit's opposite: FLOP.
95. Donnybrook: FRACAS.
97. "My word!": GEE.
100. Deviate from the script: AD LIB.
101. Designer Geoffrey: BEENE.
102. Directs a crew, informally: COXES. Rowing crew.
103. Initials on Yuri Gagarin's helmet: CCCP.
104. Hostess snack: HO HO.
105. Bordeaux buddies: AMIS.
106. Austin festival, briefly: SXSW. South by Southwest.
108. "Chicago" star Richard: GERE.
110. Intel on a campaign rival: OPPO. Opposition.
112. Road runner?: CAR.
113. Install, as tiles: LAY.
C.C.
2 comments:
Not too difficult a
puzzle. I mean, when you have that much “redundancy,” how can you possibly go wrong? Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
The repetitive theme made solving a little too simple, but those vertical stacked tens were impressive, all of them crossing two themers. D-o needed Wite-Out to correct LIsLE to LILLE. Didn't know who sang "Don't Matter", so it took an alphabet run to get that N in TENT. KEMPT reminded me of Clyde Coffee on the air in Madison. On his weather forecasts he always described pleasant weather at "clement." FRACAS reminded me of a '51 movie song that fits today's theme -- In The COOL, COOL, COOL Of The Evening where Jane Wyman rhymed FRACAS with JACKASS -- shocking. Enjoyed your Sunday debut, Joe. Thanx for 'splainin' it all, C.C.
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